The Jubilee Gospel Quotes

“In the Nazareth Manifesto, Jesus clearly intended his ministry to be understood in terms of ‘the year of the Lord’s favour’. Whether or not this was a literal Jubilee year, there is little doubt that he was announcing a Jubilee.”
― Kim Tan, Jubilee Gospel

“Everything about the Jubilee programmes is about giving rest or shabbat. A year’s holiday obviously gives shabbat to the land, the servants, slaves and animals. But when debts are cancelled and slaves are set free, when loans are given without interest and the poor can glean from the edges of the harvestfields, the poor, the oppressed and those who are weary are being given shabbat as well. In other words, sabbath is not just about cessation of work for ourselves, it is also about the active giving of shabbat to others.”
― Kim Tan, Jubilee Gospel

“If we examine the basis of the land-holding system in ancient Israel, we uncover some interesting parallels between God’s relationship towards his people and his relationship towards the land. The bottom line in both cases was that they ultimately belonged to God – ‘The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it’ (Ps. 24:1). The fact of God’s ownership placed serious limitations on how both the people and the land were to be treated.”
― Kim Tan, Jubilee Gospel